The Cookalong Clwb

15/10/2026

There’s still time!!!!!
You’ve got until the 18th October to share your brilliant recipe with Newport Food Festival to be in with a chance of winning £100 and saving one of the many millions of pumpkins that will go to landfill pumpkin curry

10/10/2026

Join the Pumpkin Pledge Challenge, you have until the 18th of October to produce and share a delicious pumpkin recipe to save our pumpkins from landfill and feed our tummies. 95% are binned/food waste and they’re so delicious so let’s all make a difference and make meals….your recipe could win £100 thanks to Newport Food Festival and be so good if everyone wants to get involved in reducing food waste and feeding families ### pumpkins

06/10/2026

Join us Newport City Council Ecofest on the 17th October ###x

Get cooking with the Cookalong Clwb at Newport Ecofest!

Join us to build a free tasty Newport Noodle Pot.

The Cookalong Clwb empowers children with kitchen confidence using local sustainable deforestation free ingredients, reducing food waste.

Newport Ecofest is an annual event hosted by Newport City Council and sponsored in kind by Inspire Green and support sponsors.

You can book your FREE tickets here - https://newportlive.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173692438.

06/10/2026

The brilliant Pumpkin Pledge is continuing. You have until the 18th December to share your delicious pumpkin based dish with Newport Food Festival we used half a pumpkin that cost 59p to make a pumpkin pie and 2 extras as we ran out of pastry bases. Truly easy and delicious and I have sone pumpkin purée left for a shepherd’s pie tonight, with pumpkin 🎃 95% of pumpkins in the uk are binned

03/10/2026

We’ve had such a brilliant day sharing the Pumpkin love . Join the Pumpkin Pledge Challenge and you could win £100 ###

03/10/2026

Wowsers, Newport Food Festival you were amazing!!!!!So many people have signed up to the Pumpkin Pledge Challenge to make a delicious meal out of a PUMPKIN 🎃 over 95% are thrown away in the UK and after making a deliciously nourishing soup with the best team and to share it with everyone, we know pumpkins are great for eating!!!
The Pumpkin Pledge Challenge - cook a delicious meal or bake with your pumpkin by the 18th October and share a photo and your recipe to The Cookalong Clwb and with Newport Food Festival and you could win £100 🤩 We can’t wait to see your delicious creations and inspirations!!!
Huge thanks to for making this happen and to The Place for hosting us today.

And a very special thanks to Rhys Davies for the pumpkin cake inspiration and to Isabel’s Bakehouse for the best end of day crepe……perfect nourishment ######xx

03/10/2026

Come and join the at Newport Food Festival reduce food waste and pledge to create a delicious meal with your pumpkin and win £100 voucher 🤩 we’re in The Place and the pumpkin soup is cooking ###

03/10/2026

It's TODAY!!!! Join us in The Place Newport from 10:30 for prepping and cooking, eating from 12:30 and we're all about pumpkins.....there's even a very brilliant pumpkin challenge for you!!!
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It’s food festival weekend! We can’t wait to see you tomorrow!

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We would also like to give a big thank you to our 2026 festival sponsors, supporters and volunteers who have helped make this fantastic weekend a reality. ...
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02/10/2026

Brilliant news, we love working with QB Monmouthshire and know what a difference this makes to incredible families. HUGE thanks to Tesco and to all that voted ###xx

🎉 Thank you, Tesco! 🎉

QB has received generous funding from Tesco Stronger Starts to bring back our Cookalong Clwb! 🥙🥒🍕🥦🍜

A huge thank you to everyone who voted for us with their blue tokens at our local stores — including Lottie, pictured casting her vote! 💙

Your support will help children with additional needs and their families build confidence in the kitchen, explore new foods and enjoy cooking together.

Thank you to Tesco and their customers for helping make this happen! 😋

The Cookalong Clwb

25/09/2026

Huge thanks to Monmouthshire County Council / Sir Fynwy for a great visit to the Welsh Parliament to celebrate Monmouthshire Day. So many great businesses and volunteers plus the chance to meet and talk with our councillors and ministers Matthew Jones and so many more. Really fascinating seeing how the senedd works, how it was built and our Welsh Parliament Huge thanks to the Community Development Team for making this happen ###